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CVE-2003-0248
The mxcsr code in Linux kernel 2.4 allows attackers to modify CPU state registers via a malformed address.
High10.0EPSS 3.7%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
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- mitre
Description
The mxcsr code in Linux kernel 2.4 allows attackers to modify CPU state registers via a malformed address.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 2.0 | High10.0 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 3.7% · top 10% of all CVEs (2 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: High 10.0.
Weakness
- n/a
Affected products
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- affected n/a
References (11)
- RHSA-2003:187 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- TLSA-2003-41 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_TURBOx_transferred
- RHSA-2003:195 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:074 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- DSA-336 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- MDKSA-2003:066 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_MANDRAKEx_transferred
- oval:org.mitre.oval:def:292 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entrysignaturex_refsource_OVALx_transferred
- DSA-311 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-332 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-312 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
- DSA-442 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_DEBIANx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
Record last updated .